Latest expert articles
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Implementing guidelinesHow to diagnose and manage sleep disorders in primary care
Professor A Niroshan Siriwardena assesses key advice from the NICE guideline on obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and related sleep disorders
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Hot topic
Recognise and support patients with eating disorders
Dr Emma Nash discusses the role of primary care in assessing and monitoring patients who present with symptoms and risk factors for eating disorders
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Implementing guidelines
Identify chronic kidney disease early to minimise renal decline
Dr Patrick Holmes reviews the recommendations of NICE Guideline 203, Chronic kidney disease: assessment and management
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Implementing guidelines
Improving cancer recognition and referral in primary care
Dr Anthony Cunliffe outlines the new service specifications for primary care networks, and explains how they will facilitate earlier diagnosis of cancer
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Top tips
Top tips: effective management of 10-minute consultations
Dr Vasumathy Sivarajasingam offers five top tips on optimising patient care within the constraints of the 10-minute appointment
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Top tips
Top tips: GP specialty training in 2021
Dr Nicola Moerdyk provides 10 top tips on developing tomorrow’s GPs, taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teaching and assessment
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How to deliver the joint flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes
Dr Toni Hazell discusses the vital role of primary care in rolling out the flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes this autumn
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Additional support is required to harness the potential of the NHS restructure
The Guidelines in Practice team analyse the complete findings of a recent survey examining your views on the NHS reorganisation
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Guidelines Live
Safeguard your practice with Guidelines Live
The Guidelines Live team explains what delegates can expect at this year’s must-attend event on guidance and best practice in primary care
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Top tips
Top tips: diagnosing and managing asthma in adults
Jane E Scullion provides 11 top tips to help primary care empower adult patients to achieve optimal asthma control
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Implementing guidelines
Individualise care for the management of atrial fibrillation
Dr Tom McAnea describes key updates in the recommendations of the updated NICE guideline on diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation
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Implementing guidelines
Incorporate shared decision making into everyday practice
Dr Natalie Joseph-Williams, Dr Leigh Sanyaolu, and Professor Adrian Edwards summarise the NICE recommendations on shared decision making
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Key learning points
Key learning points: diabetes and frailty in older adults
Dr David Strain outlines six key learning points from an expert consensus statement on managing diabetes and frailty, and identifies where treatment should differ from a standard approach
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Top tips
Top tips: social prescribing in general practice
Dr Vasumathy Sivarajasingam offers eight top tips on maximising the benefits of social prescribing for the provision of personalised, holistic patient care
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Implementing guidelines
Adopt a holistic approach to the management of chronic pain
Sachin Tammewar discusses the recommendations of NICE Guideline 193, which puts patients at the centre of care for chronic pain
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Self care should be central to the future of healthcare
The pandemic has changed attitudes to self care and enhanced its role; Dr Peter Smith explores how it developed, and its importance for sustainable healthcare
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Implementing guidelines
How to improve care for lower urinary tract infection
Vinod Nargund revisits NICE Guideline 109 on lower urinary tract infections, and highlights primary care’s central role in recognition and management
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Top tips
Top tips: ADHD in children and young people
Dr Natasha Halliwell offers 10 top tips on the identification and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and young people
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IBD care requires a coordinated and proactive approach
Jackie Glatter and Dr Kevin Barrett discuss the IBD UK report on services for people with inflammatory bowel disease, which highlights room for improvement
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NHS restructure survey: grounds for optimism, but barriers remain
Preliminary findings from the Guidelines in Practice survey on the NHS reorganisation reveal your hopes for its potential to improve patient care—provided obstacles to implementation are overcome
